Guard or shield for handles of picks



Nov. 19,1940. H P, SEWELL 2,222,002

GUARD OR SHIELD FOR HANDLES OF PICKS Filed Jan. 24, 1940 ATTORNEY.

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Patented Nov. 19, 140 i GUARD OR SHIELD FOR HANDLES OF PICKS Houston P. Sewell, Montgomery, Ala.

Application January 24, 1940, Serial No. 315,304

1 Claim. (Cl. 306-37) This invention relates to guards or shields for head C, and comprises a sleeve-like guard the handles of picks, with particular reference to referred to generally at 5. miners picks, though of course the invention may This guard is made of any suitable, slightly be used upon pick handles generally. elastic material such as synthetic rubber, or 6 In mining C0941 quarrying reek, p t c es of partially vulcanized rubber, or rubber suitably 5 reek y p against the under side of the reinforced with cord or fabric after the manner handle immediately back of the metal pick, and of automobil tires.

this continual bombardment ultimately wears The guard 5 is formed in the shape of a sort and weakens the handle at this point, until it of sleeve with spaced and relatively thin sides finally breaks off. 1 or gores 6 for providing sumcient resiliency, 10

I i the prime bj f h pr sen i venti n integrally joined at top and bottom to relatively to pr v a rd f ic m r al such a thick and heavy portions or soles I and 8 for the tough partially Vu 1' reinforced ru sake of endurance under use and wear, the aperber, in the form of a eev having n Opening ture 9 of the guard being slightly less than the slightly less than the measure of the handle at measure of the handle B upon which it is to be 15 th p ad, and w i h sleeve r uard may fitted, so as to be frictionally retained thereon be slid in place over the handle, up against the after installation. pick head and there frictionally held by virtue The soles I and 8 are, if necessary, tapered out- Of its Slight ty, d thus p c the wardly from the pick head, as shown, at la, 8a, handle from the wearing action f flyi so as to fit snugly over the tapered shank Bl of 20 particles. the handle, next the head C. The soles are also n r Object is to provide a handle guard protruded or flanged laterally beyond or over of toughened rubber in the form of a sleeve the gores 6, as shown at 11), 817, for providing prof fitting ever a P handle the like, at tecting flanges or deflectors for the gores' 6. the tool head, the said gua d be ed t These flanges prevent flying particles from strik- 25 relatively thin side walls for afiording the ing and destroying the eaker gores 6, requisite elasticity for stretching and fitting the From the foregoing description, the construcdeViCe p the handle and frietienally holding tion and use of the device will be fully underit in place, and with relatively thickened and to d, Th guard fo ed a tated, is fitted laterally protruded bottom and top portions for tightly upon t handle up against t pick head 30 afi d the qu Wear and endurance with the soles disposed at top and bottom of the the device. handle, to which it is frictionally held by its own With these objects in view attention is directed resiliency, to he d w Which ShOWS a preferred While I have here described a certain embodibodiment of the invention, and wherein: ment of the invention, the features thereof may 35 F u 1 i a sid elevation of a p k s w n a be varied within the scope of the claim. guard in accordance with my invention mounted I lai on the handle, next to the pick head. A sleeve-like guard for mounting upon a tool Fi u 2 s a perspective w of th u d handle at the head of the tool, the guard having 40 alone, on a greatly enlarged scale. relatively thin and resilient sides for frictionally 4.0

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevagripping the handle, and relatively thick and tion of the pick showing a longitudinal section wear resistant top and bottom portions. said top through the guard mounted on the handle of the and bottom portions being flanged laterally as pick. protections for the sides.

The invention is for use upon a standard pick 45 A having the wooden handle B and metal pick HOUSTON P. SEWELL. 

